Restoring an 18 year old oxidized paint job.

[jakers11]

Re: Restoring an 18 year old oxidized paint job.

wow thats an amazing, amazing result. Get that side fixed up eventually and it will look better than it did in the show room! Good Job!

[minnesotafisherman]

Re: Restoring an 18 year old oxidized paint job.

Alright, sounds good. I'll buy some NXT 2.0 tomorrow and just put that over the cleaner wax for now. I appreciate the help.

[aerogt01]

Re: Restoring an 18 year old oxidized paint job.

Yes. Once this coat of wax wears out I would give it an application of M07, or after you use a polish by hand (swirlX, perhaps). Then follow with at coat of NXT 2.0. I would top the cleaner wax with NXT 2.0 anyway. If you use good wash methods you shouldn't need to polish/compound it again for a while.

[minnesotafisherman]

Re: Restoring an 18 year old oxidized paint job.

Wow. You did that all by hand? That's very impressive. I wouldn't have guessed that finish could even be restored, but you did a great job in bringing it back to life!

May I suggest some M07, show car glaze. If that is single stage paint (looks like it) that would really help rejuvenate it. Not that you didn't do a heck of a job doing that already. . .

Yes sir, I sure did. I clean tables on a regular basis at my job so it didn't seem too difficult, although it did require several applications.

Until I heard about Meguiar's, I too didn't think it was possible to restore the paint.. ESPECIALLY the roof.

It is single stage paint, yes. Thanks for suggestion, I'll look into the M07. Does it need to be waxed over?

Thank you.

[aerogt01]

Re: Restoring an 18 year old oxidized paint job.

Wow. You did that all by hand? That's very impressive. I wouldn't have guessed that finish could even be restored, but you did a great job in bringing it back to life!

May I suggest some M07, show car glaze. If that is single stage paint (looks like it) that would really help rejuvenate it. Not that you didn't do a heck of a job doing that already. . .

[minnesotafisherman]

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Thanks Andrew! I think I'll get the Deep Crystal Polish and follow that up with NXT Tech Wax 2.0

[Andrew C.]

Re: Restoring an 18 year old oxidized paint job.

Congrats on the tuck man! You sure made it look great. You could go ahead and use a polish after ultimate compound if you prefer to. Do a test spot, see if it looks any better and if it does, then go ahead and use it.

Way to take pride in your truck and make it look great!

[minnesotafisherman]

Re: Restoring an 18 year old oxidized paint job.

Thanks for the replies everybody. I bought the truck for only $600! I just need to do the tailgate and the drivers side of the truck then it is complete. I'll be sure to post the results as well.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Restoring an 18 year old oxidized paint job.

What a tremendous improvement. Congratulations. The truck looks great.

[Still Learnin]

Re: Restoring an 18 year old oxidized paint job.

Truck looks fantastic! Congrats on your first truck as well! You are a brave man to attack all that by hand... Keep up the good work!

[Shawn T.]

Re: Restoring an 18 year old oxidized paint job.

That is a great job. Truck looks much better after a treatment of UC. The reflections are very nice. Good job.

[minnesotafisherman]

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Before


Test spot I did a while back on the hood.


Finally did the entire hood last night.


Before (when I first bought the truck in March of this year)


After


Overall


I used Meguiar's Smooth Surface Clay Kit, Meguiar's Ultimate Compound, and Meguiar's Cleaner Wax.

It took a good 6 hours to clay, use UC, and wax the entire passenger's side and roof. (I did it entirely by hand) I am just getting started on the other side now.

I'm 16 and this is my first car, well, truck. I've never waxed a car before and I think my trucked turned out great. I think I should have used a polish after the UC instead of going straight to wax but I plan on doing the rest of the truck then finishing up with NXT Tech Wax 2.0 so maybe I will go over the passenger side again with a polish then wax the entire truck with 2.0

Please feel free to comment!

Thanks

Thanks!